For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. Daytime darkness will descend Aug. 12 across the Iberian Peninsula, plus slivers of Greenland and Iceland. Totality will last up to two minutes and 18 seconds. A partial eclipse will delight as far away as Alaska and Siberia, enveloping Canada, the northern U.S., and much of Europe and West Africa. This year's solar spectacle is a warmup to 2027 when a 6½-minute extravaganza will sweep from Spain to North Africa and the Middle East.

Celebrities across the entertainment industry are mourning the death of Bonnie Tyler at age 75. They are expressing affection and admiration for the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star. The singer was best-known for her chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Her family said Thursday that she died unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal. Everyone from actor Catherine Zeta-Jones to singers Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams shared tributes to Tyler on social media. Jones wrote that his “heart is broken with the news that our dearest Bonnie Tyler has passed away.” He went on to add, “Sleep tight beautiful lady.”